| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Marc Hansen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Cassidy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lucio Martin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Daniel Pearson inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | UAB | Gary Lapoint steals the ball from Mark Cassidy | 28-33 |
| 19:27 | Rice | Gary Lapoint buries a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Daniel Pearson - foul #3 on Daniel Pearson, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Quirk (SF) Daniel Pearson | |
| 19:27 | Rice | Gary Lapoint misses the free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:27 | UAB | Lucio Martin gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:02 | UAB | Marc Hansen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 19:01 | UAB | Mark Cassidy misses the tip | 30-33 |
| 19:00 | Rice | Gary Lapoint pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:56 | Rice | Nelson Hulett misses long on a shot from the right side | 30-33 |
| 18:54 | UAB | The rebound goes to Marc Hansen | 30-33 |
| 18:27 | UAB | Joseph Quirk misses short on a shot near the basket | 30-33 |
| 18:25 | Rice | The rebound goes to Gary Lapoint | 30-33 |
| 18:06 | Rice | Gary Lapoint misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 18:04 | UAB | Mark Cassidy gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:49 | UAB | A charge is called on Lucio Martin - foul #3 on Lucio Martin, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Ryan Sappington (C) Lucio Martin | |
| 17:27 | Rice | Ryan Sappington denies the turnaround by Andrew Arnold | 30-33 |
| 17:25 | Rice | John Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:13 | Rice | John Wilson misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Ryan Sappington - foul #2 on Ryan Sappington, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (PG), Joseph Pickering (SF), Fred Hayes (C) Donovan Myers, Gary Lapoint, Andrew Arnold | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 17:13 | Rice | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:13 | Rice | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:49 | UAB | Joseph Quirk blows the layup | 32-33 |
| 16:47 | UAB | Richard Stewart snags the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 16:38 | UAB | Joseph Quirk comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 16:36 | Rice | Fred Hayes grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 16:27 | Rice | John Wilson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 16:25 | UAB | Ryan Sappington pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:07 | UAB | A charge is called on Marc Hansen - foul #1 on Marc Hansen, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Andrew Arnold (C) Nelson Hulett, John Wilson | |
| Subs | UAB | Dave Schaefer (PG), Marvin Haas (SG), Ernest Lewis (SF), Lucas Barley (PF) Marc Hansen, Richard Stewart, Joseph Quirk, Mark Cassidy | |
| 15:49 | Rice | Ronald Sander buries a shot from the right side | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) SG - Ronald Sander (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Pickering (fresh) PF - Fred Hayes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Dave Schaefer (fresh) SG - Marvin Haas (fresh) SF - Ernest Lewis (fresh) PF - Lucas Barley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Sappington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UAB | Lucas Barley hits the finger roll | 34-35 |
| 15:21 | Rice | Andrew Arnold is fouled on the floor by Lucas Barley - foul #2 on Lucas Barley, team foul #5 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Lapoint (SF) Joseph Pickering | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Young (SG), Daniel Pearson (SF), Lucio Martin (C) Marvin Haas, Lucas Barley, Ryan Sappington | |
| 15:12 | Rice | Ronald Sander clanks a jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 15:11 | Rice | Gary Lapoint grabs the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:54 | Rice | Fred Hayes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 14:53 | UAB | Daniel Pearson grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 14:48 | UAB | Robert Young buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dave Schaefer | 34-38 |
| 14:31 | Rice | Ronald Sander misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 14:30 | UAB | Lucio Martin pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:02 | UAB | Dave Schaefer is whistled for a carry | 34-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (PG), Nelson Hulett (SG), John Wilson (PF), Joseph Pickering (C) Donovan Myers, Ronald Sander, Fred Hayes, Andrew Arnold | |
| Subs | UAB | Marc Hansen (PG), Mark Cassidy (PF) Dave Schaefer, Ernest Lewis | |
| 13:47 | Rice | Gary Lapoint comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 13:45 | UAB | Lucio Martin grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 13:26 | UAB | Lucio Martin misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Pickering - foul #1 on Joseph Pickering, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Rice | Gregory Welch (C) Gary Lapoint | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 13:26 | UAB | Lucio Martin makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 13:26 | UAB | Lucio Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 13:26 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Wilson | 34-39 |
| 13:10 | Rice | Joseph Pickering misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 13:08 | Rice | John Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 12:46 | Rice | John Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 12:45 | UAB | Lucio Martin snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 12:22 | UAB | Lucio Martin makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Marc Hansen | 34-41 |
| 12:04 | Rice | Joseph Pickering connects on the shot from the right side and he's fouled by Daniel Pearson - foul #4 on Daniel Pearson, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Andrew Arnold (C) Daniel Tallent, Gregory Welch | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Stewart (SG), Joseph Quirk (SF), Ryan Sappington (C) Robert Young, Daniel Pearson, Lucio Martin | |
| 12:04 | Rice | Joseph Pickering misses the free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:04 | UAB | Ryan Sappington pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 11:35 | UAB | Mark Cassidy banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Stewart and the foul's on Andrew Arnold - foul #3 on Andrew Arnold, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (SG), Gary Lapoint (SF) Nelson Hulett, Joseph Pickering | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 11:35 | UAB | Mark Cassidy makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) SG - Ronald Sander (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Marc Hansen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Quirk (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Cassidy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Sappington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Rice | John Wilson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 10:59 | UAB | Marc Hansen steps out of bounds on the baseline | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rice | Fred Hayes (PF) John Wilson | |
| Subs | UAB | Lucio Martin (C) Ryan Sappington | |
| 10:40 | Rice | Fred Hayes lays it up and in set up by Donovan Myers | 41-44 |
| 10:22 | UAB | Mark Cassidy misses short on a jumper near the basket | 41-44 |
| 10:20 | Rice | Gary Lapoint gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 10:06 | Rice | Donovan Myers hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gary Lapoint | 44-44 |
| 09:45 | UAB | Mark Cassidy drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Marc Hansen | 44-46 |
| 09:30 | Rice | Donovan Myers knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Lapoint | 47-46 |
| 09:11 | UAB | Lucio Martin knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 47-48 |
| 08:54 | Rice | Donovan Myers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 08:52 | UAB | Mark Cassidy snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 08:26 | UAB | Mark Cassidy misses the floater from the left block | 47-48 |
| 08:25 | UAB | Mark Cassidy tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 08:10 | Rice | Ronald Sander scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Arnold | 50-50 |
| 08:08 | UAB | Marc Hansen double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| Subs | Rice | Daniel Tallent (PG), Nelson Hulett (SG), Joseph Pickering (SF), John Wilson (PF), Gregory Welch (C) Donovan Myers, Ronald Sander, Gary Lapoint, Fred Hayes, Andrew Arnold | |
| Subs | UAB | Dave Schaefer (PG), Robert Young (SG), Ernest Lewis (SF), Lucas Barley (PF), Ryan Sappington (C) Marc Hansen, Richard Stewart, Joseph Quirk, Mark Cassidy, Lucio Martin | |
| 07:59 | Rice | Ernest Lewis takes the ball from Nelson Hulett | 50-50 |
| 07:42 | UAB | Ernest Lewis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-50 |
| 07:40 | UAB | Ernest Lewis can't tip it in | 50-50 |
| 07:38 | UAB | Lucas Barley tips it home | 50-52 |
| 07:23 | Rice | John Wilson makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Nelson Hulett and he's fouled by Ryan Sappington - foul #3 on Ryan Sappington, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Daniel Pearson (SF) Lucas Barley | |
| 07:23 | Rice | John Wilson makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Daniel Tallent (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Pickering (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Gregory Welch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Dave Schaefer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ernest Lewis (fresh) C - Ryan Sappington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | UAB | Robert Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 07:00 | Rice | John Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:56 | Rice | Gregory Welch can't finish the layup | 53-52 |
| 06:55 | Rice | Daniel Tallent grabs the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 06:42 | Rice | Gregory Welch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 06:41 | UAB | The rebound goes to Dave Schaefer | 53-52 |
| 06:36 | UAB | Daniel Pearson can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-52 |
| 06:34 | UAB | Ernest Lewis tips it but misses | 53-52 |
| 06:33 | Rice | Nelson Hulett pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:05 | Rice | Dave Schaefer takes the ball from Joseph Pickering | 53-52 |
| 05:53 | UAB | Ryan Sappington's layup is rejected by Gregory Welch | 53-52 |
| 05:52 | Rice | Gregory Welch pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:35 | Rice | Ryan Sappington steps in front of the John Wilson pass | 53-52 |
| 05:14 | UAB | Robert Young knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Daniel Pearson | 53-54 |
| 05:14 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Rice | Donovan Myers (PG), Gary Lapoint (SF), Andrew Arnold (C) Daniel Tallent, Joseph Pickering, Gregory Welch | |
| Subs | UAB | Marc Hansen (PG), Mark Cassidy (PF), Lucio Martin (C) Dave Schaefer, Ernest Lewis, Ryan Sappington | |
| 04:57 | Rice | Andrew Arnold misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-54 |
| 04:55 | UAB | Robert Young grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 04:30 | UAB | Daniel Pearson comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Gary Lapoint - foul #2 on Gary Lapoint, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| 04:30 | UAB | Daniel Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:30 | UAB | Daniel Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:08 | Rice | Donovan Myers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 04:06 | UAB | Mark Cassidy snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 03:56 | UAB | Robert Young hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Marc Hansen | 53-59 |
| 03:36 | Rice | Donovan Myers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-59 |
| 03:35 | Rice | Andrew Arnold tips it in | 55-59 |
| 03:21 | UAB | Daniel Pearson drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marc Hansen | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Donovan Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Hulett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Lapoint (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Andrew Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Marc Hansen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Pearson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mark Cassidy (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Lucio Martin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Rice | John Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Lucio Martin | 55-61 |
| 02:57 | UAB | Daniel Pearson pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 02:42 | UAB | Daniel Pearson is fouled on the floor by Andrew Arnold - foul #4 on Andrew Arnold, team foul #4 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Rice | Ronald Sander (SG), Joseph Pickering (SF), Fred Hayes (PF) Nelson Hulett, Gary Lapoint, John Wilson | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Stewart (SG) Robert Young | |
| 02:27 | UAB | Daniel Pearson's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Arnold | 55-61 |
| 02:25 | UAB | Mark Cassidy tips it home | 55-63 |
| 02:25 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Rice | Nelson Hulett (SG), Gary Lapoint (SF), John Wilson (PF) Ronald Sander, Joseph Pickering, Fred Hayes | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:13 | Rice | Nelson Hulett makes the driving attempt near the basket | 57-63 |
| 01:59 | UAB | Lucio Martin hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-65 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Donovan Myers is fouled on the floor by Mark Cassidy - foul #1 on Mark Cassidy, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Young (SG) Richard Stewart | |
| 01:49 | Rice | Donovan Myers makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:49 | Rice | Donovan Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 01:32 | UAB | Mark Cassidy buries a runner from the left block | 59-67 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Nelson Hulett is hacked by Marc Hansen - foul #2 on Marc Hansen, team foul #9 | 59-67 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Nelson Hulett makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 01:20 | Rice | Nelson Hulett misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 01:20 | UAB | Lucio Martin pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 01:07 | UAB | Robert Young clanks a shot from the free throw line | 60-67 |
| 01:05 | Rice | Andrew Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | Rice | John Wilson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-67 |
| 00:43 | UAB | Marc Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:42 | UAB | Marc Hansen is hacked by Donovan Myers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donovan Myers, team foul #5 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Stewart (SG), Ernest Lewis (SF) Robert Young, Daniel Pearson | |
| 00:40 | UAB | Lucio Martin is hacked by John Wilson - foul #3 on John Wilson, team foul #6 | 60-67 |
| 00:37 | UAB | Richard Stewart is hacked by John Wilson - foul #4 on John Wilson, team foul #7 | 60-67 |
| 00:37 | UAB | Richard Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:37 | UAB | Richard Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Rice | Donovan Myers clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-69 |
| 00:28 | Rice | Andrew Arnold snags the offensive board | 60-69 |
| 00:26 | Rice | Donovan Myers clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-69 |
| 00:24 | Rice | Andrew Arnold grabs the offensive board | 60-69 |
| 00:21 | Rice | Donovan Myers clanks a 3 from the left corner | 60-69 |
| 00:19 | Rice | John Wilson snags the offensive board | 60-69 |
| 00:16 | Rice | Donovan Myers makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-69 |
| 00:16 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| 00:13 | UAB | Donovan Myers is called for the reach on Ernest Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donovan Myers, team foul #8 | 63-69 |
| 00:13 | UAB | Ernest Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:13 | UAB | Ernest Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Gary Lapoint's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UAB | Marc Hansen runs out the clock | 63-71 |